Some of the remodeling involved unearthing original features such as a hardwood floor; some of it was modern additions, such as the contemporary grid of windows across the front of the building. | Jan. 23, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(3)

Bay View has good restaurants, great beer joints and soon it will have one more thing that other parts of Milwaukee share - an off-leash dog park.

Groundbreaking for the dog exercise area at E. Lincoln Ave. and S. Bay St. is scheduled for 10 a.m. July 31. The park is a partnership between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. | July 15, 2013»Read Full Article(2)

■ Philip Anselmo & the Illegals, "Walk Through Exits Only" (Housecore Records/MRI/Megaforce). The former Pantera frontman throws everyone into a grinder of death metal, feedback metal, possibly improvised metal and lots of other metal held together, barely, by the Illegals and by Anselmo's rage.

■ Sara Bareilles, "The Blessed Unrest" (Epic). The pop singer-songwriter who achieved ubiquity with "Love Song" in 2007 attempts a different turn on her third full-length, with heavier themes and a lead single, "Brave," co-written with fun.'s Jack Antonoff. | July 15, 2013»Read Full Article

Essay and pop-cultural critic Chuck Klosterman visits Milwaukee on Thursday to talk about and sign his new book, "I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains (Real and Imagined)" (Scribner). In the essays that make up this collection, Klosterman covers a wide range of villains, pseudo-villains and not quite villains, from Hitler and Judas Iscariot to Andrew Dice Clay (oy!).

The Alchemist Theatre has added two performances of "King Lear" to its current production, which runs through July 27 at 2569 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.

In addition to previously scheduled dates, new performances at 7:30 p.m. July 17 and July 22 have been scheduled "due to popular demand and requests," according to an email from Alchemist. | July 15, 2013»Read Full Article

Just two days after Milwaukee indie rock band the Belle Weather headlined an extremely rare record release show at the Pabst Theater, comes news of another one: local psychedelic ensemble the Fatty Acids are headlining the Pabst Sept. 6, and bringing along openers Sat. Nite Duets and Faux Fir, in celebration of its third album "Bolero," officially out on Sept. 3. And here's a taste - newly released single "Airsick."

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will be on "The Late Show With David Letterman" tonight. He just happens to be in town for the MLB All-Star Game, set for Tuesday night at Citi Field in New York.

A World Cup party site proposed for a long-vacant lot on downtown Milwaukee's Park East strip is being recommended for approval by county officials.

Nomadic Ventures Inc., a group led by restaurant and tavern operator Mike Eitel, would have a short-term lease for two blocks owned by Milwaukee County, north of W. Juneau Ave., between N. 4th and N. 6th streets, under a proposal approved Monday by the County Board's Economic and Community Development Committee on a 6--0 vote. It also needs full board approval. | July 15, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(24)

By the time the Milwaukee Art Museum had its grand opening, pretty much every publication in town was running out of snappy headlines. The Santiago Calatrava-designed building had been the big story for months — years, really.

Desperate for one more banner headline, an editor at a local newspaper (yes, this one) got a suggestion from a sage and now former TV critic: Supercalatravalistic! | July 15, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Two well-known and beloved Milwaukee artists will go head-to-head (or headdress to headdress as the case may be) on “Project Runway” when the reality show returns for a new season at 8 p.m. Thursday on Lifetime.

WMSE-FM (91.7) is putting its downtown live performance studio to new use, as a public access studio providing recording opportunities for "underserved socio-economic artists."

The Spirit of Charm, featuring child vocalists Cherice Walton-Love, Tykesha Pope, Janayshia Davis and Aaliyah Davis, is the first local music group to benefit from WMSE's new offering. It will record several songs in WMSE's live performance studio at 820 N. Milwaukee St. within the next 30 days, for an album to be released by the end of the summer, according to WMSE spokesman Ryan Schleicher. WMSE Recording Engineer Billy Cicerelli will provide the group with multiple mixing and mastering sessions, and local music fixture John Sieger of Americana act Semi-Twang will produce. | July 15, 2013»Read Full Article